Ashbey Morgan is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office. She currently practices in the Intellectual Property, Litigation and Life Sciences practice groups. Leaning on her background in organic chemistry and experience as a former law clerk to Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas, Ashbey concentrates on patent litigation across many technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, telecommunications, mobile communications, and software. She has substantive experience in all phases of litigation from pre-suit diligence to pre-trial, trial, and post-trial, including drafting and arguing dispositive motions, managing document review and offensive and defensive discovery, working with experts, handling pre-trial disclosures and jury materials, taking and defending depositions, preparing trial witnesses, and conducting witness examinations at trial. Since joining the firm, she has participated in several pre-trial and trial proceedings, including arguing at Markman hearings and pre-trial conferences.
Prior to joining the firm, Ashbey served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the Eastern District of Texas. During her clerkship, she assisted with the management of both patent and non-patent cases, including federal civil rights, civil asset forfeiture, trademark, insurance, and tax. She also worked on numerous judicial proceedings, including eight civil jury trials, one bench trial, and five Markman hearings.
Ashbey received an ACS-certified B.A. in chemistry, cum laude, from Rollins College in Florida and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where she graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif.
Ashbey is admitted to practice in the State of Texas, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Federal Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas.
Ashbey is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Litigation-Intellectual Property (2024-2026) and Life Sciences (2026).
Representative matters:
- Represents Uber Technologies in multiple multi-patent disputes filed in the Eastern District of Texas.
- Represented Uber Technologies in multi-patent case filed in the Western District of Texas. Obtained transfer to the Northern District of California based on mandamus order received from Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Represented Uber Technologies in multi-patent case in Western District of Texas. Case settled after successful motion to dismiss.
- Represented Cisco in multi-patent case filed by Lionra in the Eastern District of Texas. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement before trial.
- Represented ArcelorMittal in the ITC regarding patents directed to steel manufacturing processes.
- Represented Verizon in the Eastern District of Texas against General Access regarding patents directed to Wi-Fi and 5G technology. Member of the trial team who obtained first-ever new trial order on all issues before Judge Gilstrap in a $845 million claim. Case settled favorably after first day of re-trial.
- Represented SharkNinja in multiple cases in the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Massachusetts, and the ITC against Dyson regarding patents directed to vacuum cleaners.
- Represented Merck & Co./Intervet Inc. in multi-patent dispute against Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. regarding immunogenic compositions that protect against a particular porcine virus.
- Represented Natera, Inc. against Illumina, Inc. in a multi-patent case regarding non-invasive prenatal testing through the use of DNA sequencing and analytic techniques.
Speaking engagements:
Moderator, Texas Is A Diverse State and Your Trial Team Should Be Too, 2022 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference
Moderator, Stadium Seating : The Visitor Section, 2024 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference
Introduction, AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, 2025 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference
Publications:
Preliminary Legal Opinion—A New Procedure to Make Civil Litigation More Efficient, Review of Litig. Law Journal (2021)
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Consumer Products and Retail
- Intellectual Property
- Life Sciences
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Tech and Innovation
Credentials
Education:
- SMU Dedman School of Law - 2017 Juris Doctor
- Rollins College - 2012 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. Rodney Gilstrap, 2018 - 2019